11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Ballot Question Campaigns Are Next to Face Signature Hurdle » State House News Service

OPINION: Regan, Dreyfus op-ed: Businesses are working together for the public good » Boston Business Journal

‘A way out’: Inside the ambitious Mass. coronavirus contact tracing effort » Boston Globe

Assisted-living sites struggle with coronavirus in shadow of nursing home crisis » Boston Globe

Racial Disparities Continue Among Boston's Reported COVID-19 Cases » WBUR

Former Rep. Kerans signals intention to run again » The Salem News

Advocates press state leaders for small-business assistance » Boston Globe

13 hours of Trump: The president fills briefings with attacks and boasts, but little empathy » Washington Post

OPINION: Put public health over profits » Boston Globe

CA: New memos shed light on how California Legislature may operate upon return » PoliticoCalifornia

Live from his basement, Joe Biden tries to win over donors in the middle of a pandemic » Boston Globe

Peter Gay: A bankruptcy of morals and leadership » The Sun Chronicle

White House aiming for Trump pivot from virus to economy » Boston Globe

Minority-Owned Businesses In Mass. Are In Danger Of Missing Out On Federal Aid, Advocates Say » WBUR

How will coronavirus change the way we shop? Here are 10 predictions about the future of retail » Boston Globe

The Commonwealth must help businesses of color » Commonwealth Magazine

AutoNation, an auto retailer worth billions, received nearly $95 million in SBA funds » Boston Globe

2d Paycheck Protection Program set to go » Commonwealth Magazine

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Calls For Racial Data On Coronavirus Business Loans » WGBH

At ezCater, they got a dreaded e-mail, and then 420 lost their jobs » Boston Globe

Here's what the SBA is doing to get ready for PPP Round 2 and when you can start applying » Boston Business Journal

Over a dozen Mass. banks sat out the initial $349B PPP round » Boston Business Journal

Paycheck Protection Program, community banks a 'lifeline' for Central Mass. businesses » Worcester Telegram

Brookline cheese shop gives raises thanks to federal stimulus money » Boston Business Journal

A flood of business bankruptcies likely in coming months » Boston Globe

Passage of remote signing bill will smooth estate matters » Gazette Net

Avoiding an educational disaster » Boston Globe

Dealing with the COVID-19 summer slide » Commonwealth Magazine

College life, interrupted » Commonwealth Magazine

Coronavirus campus unrest » Commonwealth Magazine

With school out for summer, working parents face a longer juggling act » Boston Globe

Beverly names interim principals at three schools » The Salem News

Western New England University president Anthony Caprio prepares to retire after 24 years » The Republican

Learning To Lead: Why One Principal Puts Student Voice And Identity At The Center » WBUR

Harvard plans for possibility of remote learning for fall semester » Boston Business Journal

Pandemic Accelerates Trend of Fewer Bottle, Can Redemptions » State House News Service

Gamble pays off for DraftKings with impressive first day on the market » Boston Globe

Restrictions on coronavirus patents would restrict research » Boston Globe

Senator Lesser interviews Baystate’s Dr. Keroack on COVID-19 during Facebook LIVE » News 22 WWLP.com

Morse calls for state takeover of nursing homes » Commonwealth Magazine

More Coronavirus Deaths Reported at Soldiers’ Homes in Chelsea, Holyoke » NECN

With patients fearful, medical visits — and revenues — plummet » Boston Globe

State doing baseline COVID-19 testing at nursing homes » Commonwealth Magazine

Coronavirus creates fraught situation at South Shore nursing homes » Patriot Ledger

Baystate Health has been leading the way in treatment for COVID-19 by keeping patients off ventilators » The Republican

When COVID-19 patients need to recuperate at home, but have no home » Boston Globe

Cambridge biotech launches with $50M to target 'junk DNA' » Boston Business Journal

COVID-19 Front-Line Diaries Show Pride And Pain For Health Care Workers In The Pandemic » WBUR

CVS Health to expand Covid-19 testing sites, develop mobile testing » Boston Business Journal

Saving Chelsea: A hotbed of coronavirus has become a hotbed of giving, too » Boston Globe

Where do homeless go when advised to stay home? Attleboro area lawmakers back bill to address problem » BU News

For Boston Homeless Shelter Workers On The Coronavirus Front Line, Importance Of Universal Testing Gets Personal » WBUR

Hairstylists in Massachusetts, who seized the opportunity to be their own bosses, are now stuck waiting for unemployment » The Republican

Columnist Lindsay Sabadosa: A voice offers a real connection » Gazette Net

House Plans Remote Formal Session on Thursday » State House News Service

Spilka Hopes Major Bills Can Still Get to Governor » State House News Service

Eastham town election pushed to June 23 » Cape Cod Times

Rep. Vargas, United Way Create ‘One Haverhill Fund’ to Help Vulnerable Families Pay Bills » WHAV

Hadley seeks to regain title as ‘asparagus capital of the world’ » Gazette Net

Brockton receives $841,000 in federal coronavirus funds for rental assistance and business relief » The Enterprise

Coronavirus deaths in Massachusetts increase by 169, more than 1,500 new cases » Boston Herald

In remote Maine, the coronavirus is a distant threat » Boston Globe

Boston, Mass. General will test 1,000 in hard-hit neighborhoods for coronavirus antibodies » Boston Globe

CDC Adds 6 Symptoms To Its COVID-19 List » New England Public Radio

Boston Had One Confirmed COVID Case on March 1. There May Have Been 2,300 More » Boston Magazine

Coronavirus mask patrol: Boston vigilantes light up BOS:311 » Boston Herald

Boston coronavirus antibody testing will ‘provide vital clues’ » Boston Herald

Somerville launches expansion of coronavirus testing » Boston Herald

Podcast: Rep. Christina Minicucci Highlights Community Efforts During Pandemic » WHAV

Santiago: Backside of Virus Within Sight » State House News Service

Coronavirus cases in Massachusetts reach 54,938 on Sunday with 169 more deaths reported » The Republican

Doctors Try Out Curbside Vaccinations For Kids To Prevent A Competing Pandemic » WBUR

Gov. Charlie Baker Says Mass. Is Still In Surge; Boston To Test Homeless Population » WBUR

Baker: 'A Lot More To Say' Next Week On Mass. Reopening 'Rules For Engagement' » WBUR

COVID-19 Reporting Hiccup Due to Lab’s Computer Changeover » State House News Service

Somerville to launch on-demand coronavirus testing, fines for people who don’t wear masks » Boston Globe

Mass. surges past 3,000 coronavirus deaths; Baker earmarks additional $130 million to help nursing homes » Boston Globe

Baker: COVID-19 Numbers May Be Hitting Plateau » State House News Service

AYANNA PRESSLEY and CLEMENTINA CHÉRY: Homicide is an epidemic, too » Commonwealth Magazine

On Releasing Prisoners During Pandemic, 'Sheriff Cocchi Has A Point' » New England Public Radio

Absent Fed Help, State Budgets Will Be the Worst in Decades » Governing

Bristol County protesters call on Baker to reopen economy » Turn to 10

What Gov. Charlie Baker says needs to happen before Massachusetts can reopen » WCVB

Gov. Charlie Baker says face masks will be a ‘big part’ of coronavirus reopening » Boston Herald

Reopening the Economy Under COVID-19: States Plot a Way Back » Governing

UPDATED NUMBERS: Baker leaves ‘reopening’ door open » Commonwealth Magazine

Pressure builds for mail-in voting » The Eagle Tribune

Moody’s Sees Positives in Muni Cash, Fiscal Flexibility Law » State House News Service

The suffocating crowded T of old won’t be returning anytime soon after the coronavirus lockdown ends » Boston Globe

MBTA GM: $827 Mil in New Fed Aid Might Not Be Enough » State House News Service

Report: Natural gas is a loser for long-term utility shareholder value » Utility Dive

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NCSL Our American States: COVID-19: An Update From NCSL’s Executive Director Senator Ed Markey Markey on the Mic: Climate Change and COVID-19 with Jane Fonda Bloomberg Baystate Business: Lynn, the Greenway, DraftKings WGBH Commentary: COVID-19 Has Revealed Gaping Holes In Social Safety Nets Commonwealth Magazine The Codcast: Coronavirus and our unease with end of life questions WBUR CommonHealth: BU Global Health Professor Says To Expect A Gradual Decline In Coronavirus Cases

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

9:30am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Remote access

10:00am Government Affairs Forum with Senate President Karen Spilka, hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Online - registration required

2:00pm Alliance for Business Leadership COVID-19 Policy Briefing with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Via Zoom - registration required

7:30pm Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone on Greater Boston with Jim Braude, WGBH Studios

9:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

11:00am Congressman Jim McGovern on WGBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley on WGBH's Virtual Street Talk, Via Zoom - registration required

Last day to report on proposals for amendments to the Constitution

10:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Daniel Donahue

9:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters